I hope someone can answer this particular question for me.
Background - I have just received my COPR and will be going to Canada on holiday (booked ages ago).
I have the opportunity to ‘land’ as a PR but understand if I do this I will need to complete all the upfront declaration of goods and household contents.
My problem is that I don’t actually know what we’ll be taking with us when we eventually travel.
On another note my wife is a Canadian so would it be better for me to say I don’t have anything and for her to declare it all as hers when we eventually relocate?
According to some Border Information Services (BIS) representatives, if the officer is not satisfied or convinced that it was to have originally been included on a Goods to Follow list, then you may be subject to the tax and duty.
You may have to explain to the officer this situation you have explained to us as to why it was not submitted.
If the officer is not satisfied, you will have to pay 13% tax and 9% duty on the used value.
In terms of your wife’s exemptions, she may want to look at some specific information regarding what she is eligible to declare and bring.